Wheeled toy



- L 27 fivmL ABLE COPY c. E. FL'ORKEY March 30 1926.

I WHEELBD TOY Filed Nov. 3, 1922 8 Sheets-S he'e't' 1 March 30,1926. 1,578,592

v c. E. FLORKEY WHEELED TOY Fil ed Nov. 5, 1922,

8 Sheet-Sheet 4 March 30 1926.-

1,578,592 (3' E. FLORKEY WHEELED 'IDY i ed N vis. 1922 s Sheets-Sheet s March 30 1926.

C. E. FLORKEY WHEELED TOY Filed Nov. 5, 1922 8 sheets shee't' v March 30 1926. 1,578,592

C. E. FLORKEY WHEELED TOY Filed Nov. 3 1922 ,8 Sheets-sheaf 8 Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

. rsisseiz UNIT-ED, STATES PATENTfOFFICEQ Q.s

oLARnNcn n. FLORKEY, or DAYTON, onro, Assronon ro THE" isonrnnrin royhim NOVELTY COMPANY, OF nA rromonro, -A GOIRPORA'Jl-ION' OF OHIO.' v f WHEELED TOY.

Applicat ion filed November 3,1922. Serial in). 598,902.

[0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLARENOEE. FLOR- K131, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of ()hio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheeled Toys, of which the'following is a specification, reference being company'ing drawing.

My nvention relates to toys; and in particular to power toys. v I

It is the'object of my invention to provide a toy representing an automobile which can beeoonomically manufactured in quantities out of a minimum number of pieces,

' A further obj ect is to provide a toy which will be rigid and strong and which will be adapted to be used as a pull toy and also adapted to be used as a power toy which ever is preferred. The sourceof power is immaterial, but I prefer to employ a friction drive. Y

It will be understood that in the inanufacture of toys where the amount of profit per toy is small it is essential that the production be through dies inflargequantities. Because of the great expense of'the dies, it is necessary to reduce the number of parts of any toy to the minimum. It isalso essential tov reduce the amount of stock used it being a matter of considerable importance to economically utilize the stock and design the several parts so that there will be the least waste.

late the appearance, of actual articles of oommerce as nearly as. possible.

I It is the objectof my inventionto'prof'vide a one piece be used for both the coupe and roadster equipments.

It is an additional objeot to provide a' "blank so laid out that, when it is finally 1 formed the side walls of the body and frame will be parallel while the hood will have its side walls approaching'one anotherv towards had therein to the ac- It is also desirable to. have the toys simu- 7 frame, hood, body members," body side walls, andbumper support upon the front and "its top wall'descendingto wards the front where the radiator is located.

It is a provide such a lay out of blanksand'dies urth er object ofmy invention to that the minimum number of formingand piercing operations'will be necessary. g

'It is ,anadd1t1onal'ob ect to providean interchangeable wind-shield.

' Another object is to provide a fender j whlch may be readily attached and detached for shipment, and" which will'have its ends so concealed by the wheels that they will not catch against the hands of the cl1ildren opera-tmg' the toys or catch'in their clothes.

It is a furtherobject to provide a' one piece reinforcedradiator which simulates the radiator on an ord nary automobile.

It is a further object to provide aicoupand sedan body of one'piece with the exceptron of the wind-shleld which is interchangeable witheither body. These bodies are so arranged that a portion of. their edges become bearing points for attachment to the' frame of the enitomobile and the several parts have their edges interlocked in such a way as to form a rigid structure which may V be spot welded together or otherwiseIattached. a

-'It is an'additional object to'jprovidea combined running boardand fenders of onepiece which can be formed from the same die'for both right andgl'eft hand sides. Referring to the-drawings: Figure 1 isa plan view partially in perspective of the toy having a roadster body;

Fig. 2 isasimilar .view'of the toy having coup 'bodyg" Fig. 3 is a similar view of the toy having a sedan body;

a Fig. 4 is a. plan as r the body blank in its initial stage I -Fig. 5 187; plan view of'the body bare with the doors, louvers', andjedges of the frame'formedy 1 7 Fig. 6 is plan view partially in perspective showing the body blank formedtoprovide the doubletapered hood, si de frame members, and the sidewalls of the body;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the rear deck body blank which is used to form the rear deck seat, fioorboard and dash board;

60 r v have the parts interchangeable. as far. as

"Fig. 8 is a perspective of the complete ar- 7 ticle made. from the blank of Fig. 7;

assembly and spot welding F ig. 9 is the blank for the roadster top; Fig. 10 is a roadster top: prior to final The same blank is used for both right and i left hand runningv board and fenders by merely reversing thesi'de on which the major projections will be located. 14 illustrates the blank after the first forming operation; 7

Fig. 15 re'p'resents the blank after the last forming operation l Fig.16 represents the lan'ip blank;

17 represents the completed lamp; Fig. I8 is a planview of the bumper install'ed and a part.sectionalyiew of the frame member and front wheels 1.9 is a perspective view of th bumper; I

20' is the wind-shield, dash board, and sun shade blank Fig. 21 is aperspective of 1y formed; v v

I Fig- 22 is the coupe body blank;

23 is a coup body blank just prior to having; the parts assembled;

Fig. 24 is a rear el'evatioiiof the the blank finalsedan body showing the blanl'rforming a part of i 1 as the rear-panel of the body and showing one wall in position on the left hand and the right hand wall. about to be put in position;

g.- 25- is the sedan body bl k; Fig. 26 is the sedan body blank f r d .just prior to bending into shape for assembly V I Fig. 27 is a perspective of the assembled V coupe body looking at a rear corner;

2% is a perspective. looking from the "front corner of the assembled coupe body,

showing the. wind-shield member, sun shade, etc., in position; p j V.

Fig; 29: is a. side. elevation of a, partially completed rear wall: of the. sedan body and gasoline. tank;

Fig. 30 is a doublebar bumper blankj a perspective of the double bar exactly resemble an automobile; Another purposeis to use. as many parts as possible stamped from blanks to fit into' differentst'yles of automobiles. .It is also necessary to the fenders.

It will be realized that my invention is applicable not only-to toy Vehicles but to the V V in the slots 10' cut in the Fig- 5.

manufacture of commercial Vehicles wherein the same economies are necessary.

Referring to Figure 1, there will be seen to Clark, which is carried in a frame and is to the side walls of tl ieibody. I 7

It s afeature of my invention to. provide the same power unit, running'gear, fenders,

readily attachedby rii eting or spot welding ho-od, rad'iator, and body for all three types of automobiles with three types of tops or i'nclosedi bodies which are interchangeable, 7

thus reducing to substantially" one aim-a mental model three types of' toys to satisfy the varying demands of the trade. "The automobile consists of'a body portion having side frame members 7' on either side-itliereof; the forward ends of which are designated ,8

and are used for supporting the bumper 9 8 of the side. members. I

The one-piece blank shown in Figs.. 4, 5, and 6 is composed ofthe ears 8 which later forwardv portions form the forward projections on the side.

frame members and a central hood portion 10 which is in one pie'ce with the side frame members. This blank is substantiallyrectangular and has 'two separate diverging arms. 11 which are partially.divided from 10 bythe V shaped slots 12. The purpose of tl'ieseslo-ts isan important one in that it permits of the hood portion of the blank and the side wall of thebody portion of the blank 11 being finally aligned so that they are on a straight line rather: than at an angle to one another as shown in Fig.4 and This blank is shaped in such a way as to the forward end thereof;

Consequently, the. blank is first provided 5 without the V shaped slots,1?.'. Th-efirst'operation cuts these slots, the second operation forms tlieblank as. shown inFig. ligand the form a sloping and contracting hoodtowards The louvers are designated ll; The cutwheels and driving" mechanism Thus the the roadster body, sedan, and coup body, as, welljas' furnishing azsupport for the tops of bodies mounted on the toy.

The side walls of the'hood are designated away portionslh and 16' receive the rear body is formed atthe rear portion with two 'verticalinembers forming the side walls of I 17 andthe-sloping top Wall retains its origimil designation 10. It will be noteld that even the ledge between the hood and the side frame member-7 is formed at an angle to the latter. This ledge is designated 18. Thus there is provided a standard body of one piece. Vhen it is desired to build the roadster or coupe, I select the blank shown in Fig. 7 which after being pressed to the shape shown in Fig. 8 has an arched portion 19. The

blank of Fig. 7 has a tapering tail portion 20 which is provided on either side with cars 21 which are later used for attaching theforwardend; of the blank to the inside of the side walls 11 by spot welding andth'e like. The rear end of this blankin the portion 19 has a V shaped slot 22 out on either side thereof to permit of bending over a flange at the rear end thereof designated23. This forms a finishing rear wall for the roadster and coupe body.

' As will be seen iniFig. the flanges 2 1 and25 are provided which lit rover the top*' this rear deck member together with "the seat, floor board and dash board, is used in both the roadster and .coup types. I

,Upon this rear deck is fastened a spare tire and wheel, designated 32,- by aclip 33 which is passed through an aperture g-Fig. 8 in 19 and clamped on the inside of 19.

This provides a useful extra wheel in case one of the wheels of the toy. becomes injured thus adding to-the life of the toy.

Referring to the roadster top, Figs. 1, 9

and 10' it'will be'seen that it is made out of" one piece having two portions connected together. One portion designated 35 is the top proper and its side curtains 36 and 37. To the rearofthe top proper i's-connected the rear curtain 38. The side curtains and rear curtain have openings. 39 with embossed edges 40. The side curtain portions have ears 41 which are bent at right angles to the side curtains to form astop forilocating the top on. the side walls 11. The flanges orplate142 overlap the side walls 11 and form a sufficient space for spotwelding the top to the body walls. The'flanges 43 are bent at right angles to the-rear wall of the top so that the overlapping side curtains or side walls will have a surfaceupon which they can be spot welded to assemble the top.

Referring to the radiator, it is essential to have a radiator which is very strong and ri id eXactl simulatin xan automobile i J The fenders and running Wltll the aprons are made from straight radiator, and made in one piece. It isv necessary that the radiator have sufiicient flanges to permit of overlapping the end of the hood so thatthe ends ofthe hood may be rigidly positioned. Toysof this character are subjected to heavy blows at the for ward end, as they are driven I by friction wheeldevices that give the toy considerable momentum. V 7 j Accordingly, a one piece radiator isgp'rovided consisting of a central portion 44;, side flanges 4:5 for engaging the sides of the hood and-av cap portion 46 with a. flange 47 for engaging the top of the hood. The front. of the radiator has a series "of ,vertical depressionsj48 which give thea'ppearanceof a:

honeycomb to the radiator. 1

pieces of metal having rounded ends designated 49; On one edge'there are a series of fingers 50 projecting laterally and. spaced from one another-to form. the rear apron which is the means by which the structure is I attached to the body at:the rear against the side walls 11. -At the forward end there are. s'imila-r'but larger projecting fingers, the forward one of which is'designated 51 and is substantiallytriangular in shape. The next two are nearly. rectangularin shape, such as 52 and 53, while the rear finger is triangular in shape and is designatedoe Along boards together i i one edge betweenthe fingers is a rectangular projection or flange 55 which is used for aligning the running board and-fenders with; the body and forming a means of at tach'ment with the .side wall of. the body.

This combined running board and fenderfit according to the way :the die is applied; when the die-is applied to one side itibecomes right hand fender and when the dieis appliedto theother side it becomes a left'hand fender. This} saves an additional die} and only necessitates one formof blank, greatly simplifying the construct-ionof the die and reducing the expense. Aright angle flange 5.6 is provided'around the entire outside edge of the entire running board and fenders to give the proper] strength and appearance to the structure as .well as to eliminate the sharpedge which may cut the childs hand.

Upon the final operation the arches of the fenders57 and 58 are formed. i I Thehead lights are formed out of single circularsheet59 which is cupped a'sat 60 and has one of its'edges spot welded. to the top offthe fender 58.

The bumper is a piece of .spring'metal,

such as 9, having'spring loopsfil, abar 632] and outwardly turnedends 63 forthe inser tion in the slots 8 of the forward frame members. Theseoutwardly turned ends also project into the cup shaped portion 64 of the wheel 1 which is so formed to represent a tire on a Wheel. This allows the projection of63 sufliciently far enough through the trams and also protects the ends ofthe bumper from injuring the child and also.

- protects it from tearing its clothes.

' board, ledge, etc are all formed from a single piece of metal shown in 'Frg. 20.

This piece of metal has an I-shaped slot 65 cut in it. 7

One edge is arch shaped as. at '66 to fit over the hood of the-toy. The lower metal flapt? .is bent inwardly at right angles to i form a dash board ledgetSS while the upper form the wind shield or sun shade.

flap as 69 is bent upwardly at an angleto upper edge is arched as at 70 to lit the inside of the coupe or sedan top which is arched I walls arepierced by a series oi windows 90.

for strengthand appearance. r

As to the construction of the coupe body which can be substituted for the roadster top; it will be understood that this coup' body has arounded top androunded side walls.

' the opening 73.

In Fig; 22 will be seen a one piece blank which forms this body Iwhich con.- sists of the following elements: I i

71 is the'top of the body to one end of which is attached the rear wall 72 having On either side of 71 there is attached the side wall T l havin a rectangularopening forthe door as at'75 land a rear sidewall opening with angular corners designated I-I) to. "which later becomes the lower edge there provided ascrieS o t teeth separated from one another by-V shaped openings;

Vshaped openings are designated '26 and the teeth 7?. The bottom of the teeth and the bottom Off tl-1eopenings are laid out along a straight line which is parallel with the oppositeside or top edge of the side "wall otthe body. The outer ends of the teeth are laid out, along a circular path,

ltwill be seen in Fig.23 that the purpose of having this peculiar arrangement of these teeth is to provide for the curvature of the side walls '74 in the completed body and these teeth are bent at right anglesalong a straight line 78 so that the base of the teeth in the completed body willbe laid out along'a curved line, 79 and the ends of the teeth will be on a straight hne'as at 80. This reverses the layout of the teeth on the blank. The purpose ofthis is to aciconmi-odate to the side wallet the body the The.

" On the outer edge of the sidewall These of the inside of thewalls 11 to which these portions 81 are spot welded.. In Fig. 23there will be seen the coin-S vpleted blank prior to assembly into the coin pleted-coup body. In this form the teeth Stare. so positioned that they will be vertical 'whenthe body is assembledythe side walls 74 will .be SGllllCll'CLllill,tll6 windows will have: flanges '82and the outline of the doorwillbe embossed as at 88. The top flanges 84' will be formed so that theyfwill overlap the top. edges of theside walls 74 to form connection for welding the parts. 1

together. The rear wall at the topwill have flanges 85 for overlapping the rear edges of the side walls. :The forward edges I of the si lewalls will have the flanges 86' to which the structure shown in Fig; 21 may be attached t I flurnlng to the sedan body which is quite similar'to' the coupe body; the blank forsuch body willbe seen in 25; It consists ot the top 87 which has on either. side thereof the side walls 88and 89. 5 These side The side walls aredisposed at an angle to thetopand are so arranged that the forward end of the top is narrower than at'therear end. The topand side walls are sevcred from one another the slit 9'1 and I by the V shaped slot 92.: The. side walls space between the bod me-mbers 11 .to

which the rear members are attached. 'The line of bendingbe-tween the top and rear" all of the-body is marked by- V shaped cutaway portions which are provided so that when the flanges on the top as at and the flanges on'the. back as atv are struck up and the top: and back areat right anglesto each other this "bending'od the. parts at right angles maybe accomplished.v The back is designated 9-? and has a :rear window 98.; At the. bottom of the back there is provideda blank integral; therewith for the formation/of the gasoline tank.

This blank consiists oat .a-rectangular portion 99 with ears 100 on either side thereof spaced fromv the rear wall 97?. V

it will hezseen upon examining Figures 24 and 26 that the blankis bent inwardly along the line lOl and' again :along the line 1.02 so that the .tankto be dbrined ispartially beneath the rear wall of the body. (See F 29*.) f'lhe portion beyond the hips 100' which form the sides ot-the tank is bent down toforni the rear of the tank. This is designatediQi);

In Fig. 26 there will be seen the blank form tor-bending. i-ntohnal shape and weldat 103 ai'idthewvindoiv frames are made by the "struck up; portionsylmr- The flanges in Fig. '31. 112 theend bars and 113 areE-theears for 105 are providedon the forward edges of the sidewalls 89f.and 88 forgengagingiwith the body and supporting. ythezivind shield St1tlCtl1IG.' .The lower edgesottheside Walls are c'urvedinwardly in order thatthe flanges 107 which are inpthe. verticalr willilie flat against the, sidewalls 1110f the, body to Which'the flanges 107 are Welded; The rear,

edges 1080f theside' wallsy-areflocated be-- neath the flanges 96 ofthe'rear Wall of thebody, Inivardly extending flanges-. 109, are

providedin the side Walls. adjacent/the arch over the rear tenders in order to provide a bio adfsurface for engagingTivit-h the tops of the rear fenders which..,are; thus -.-overlapped by the bodies... flThe idependiiig flanges 95 ofthe top; overlap theiifee top edges 110 of theside ,Wall'sn- Asthe rear portion ofthetopisnarrower tha'i thei'iontfi portion these :fian'ges 95 serve tohold the v -seat-andrfloor portions adapted to extend free,- rearwardly extending:portions oi the .body in a positioiiuwhich bo-Ws the. side Walls of the body, giving a graceful appearance to the body and providinglpositiye lookingwith the several-'parts to one another by having the flangesoverlap. 1

In Fig. .30 Will be seen. a"

of metal. 'The completed article 'is' shown 111 designates the sidebars,

attaching the bumper {to the frame member.

It will be understood that I do-not desire to be confined to the detailsof my invention, but comprehend Within it suitable modifica:

tionswhich may be found convenient. in

adapting my invention to varying conditions. f f 1 Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as newand desire to secure by'Let-tersP-atent, is I I 1. An automobile comprising three sep; arable portionseach cut and shaped from a single piece of metal, first, a body portion comprising a hood portion and sides, the

sides terminating in rearwardly extending arms, second, a rear deck, seat, and floor portion With the rear deck extending over said arms and the seat and floor extending between said sides, and third, a top portion interextend-.

fitting with said other portions and ing over the seat.

2. An automobile comprising threeseparable portions each cut and shaped from a single piece of metal, first, a bod portion comprising a hood portion and sides the sides terminating in rear ivardly extending arms, second, a rear deck, seat, and floor portion with the rear deck extending over said arms andthe seat and floor extending between said sides, and third, a top poi attached thereto. a

, double bar bumper blank formed from a single piece tion interfitting with. said other portions and extendingiover the seat, and one-piece running boards {and tenders attached tosaid snles-anda'rms.

V An automobilefcomprisingthree,,sep;-; 70

arable. portionsjeach out and ,;sha )ed from a s nglepiece ,oi metal, first, a body portion. compris ng a hood part and SlClQS, the-lat Ward end .afcurved and slotted covering,

second,- a reardeck, seat," and floor portion with the rear deck extending over 8&161'2111118 and the seat and front extending between said. sides and, third,a top portion inter-.

fitting -EWith said other portions and extend} ing over saidseat, V

At. An automobile havinga one-piece body portionincludingatapered hood poi tion with I s de, portions term nating in arms extending back. of-the hood portion and at 0115131806 rear deck, seat, and fioor portion,

said deck;.; extending over said'arms and the down between; the side I portions and to be 5. An automobile having a one-piece body portion includinga; tapered hood portion .With side portions terminat ng in arms extending;back,-of" the hood portion, and a one-piece rear -d eck,-seat, and floonpart,

said deck extending over said arms. and'the seat and fioori'portions adapted tqxextend doWngbetWee n: the side portions and to be attachedthereto" and one-piece running boards'and tenders attached to said' side portions andarn s on'eithei side thereon 6. An automobile comprising a one-piece hood, and side. frames,fthe hood portion being tapered and the side frames comprising substantially parallel sides extending to the rear and front of the hood, the front extensions being. 1 provided with holesfor the attachment of the front axle and the bumper and the rear extensions with. out-1 avvay portions to' receive the rear Wheels and driving mechanism. l i 7. An automobile hood and side frames formed from a single sheet of metal, the side frames extending back of and in-front of the hood and having impressed therein body panels, the side frames being substantially parallel to eachother and the hoodtapering from its rear to its-forward end and having its top sloping downwardly from'its rear. to its forward end, r

.8. An automobile .hood andfside frames formed from a singlesheet of metal, the side frames extending back of and in fronto't' the hood and having impressed therein body panels, the side frames being substantially parallel to each other and the hood tapering from its rear to its'front end and having its top sloping downwardly toits forward end,

, Wardly and having overlapping flanges for" and a onefpiece 'end ra diator curved out-z engaging'Wit-h theends'ofthehoodq- I 9."An aUtQHIQbllG-hOOCl and side-framesformed from a single sheet of inetal,'the side frames extending back of'andin front'ot V the hood and having impressed thereon body panels, the side frames being substantially" parallel to eaehother and the hoodtapering r top sloping downwardly to its forward end,

from'fits rear to its front end and'having its a one-piece end radiator having overlapping Cfianges for engaging with the ends 'ofthe hood and a oneepieoe reardeck, seat, floor and dashboard, the rear deck engaging Wlththe 'topof the side Walls of the-top and the seat, floor and dashboard extending down- Y betw veen the side alls. 7 r r 10. 'An automobileghood and-sidetrames formed front a. single-sheet offinetal, the

each other and the hood-tapering from its 9 rear to its front end andhaving aone-piece end radiator attached thereto, a one-piece rear deck, seat, floo-rand dashbo'ard, the rear deck engaging with the tops of the side Walls of the body and itheseat, floor and dash- :board extending down between the sidewallsyan'd' a 'oneqbiece top extending over said seat and attached to saidwvalls. 11. A: one piecer'oadstertop for avto'y Consisting-of a top portion, side curtain l IHQIDbQIS'OH eltherside thereof with ears to p form stops and flanges to'engagea body, and.

a rear=walil portion with flanges for engaging Wl-tll the. side curtain members. 1

l2. A one-pieee runnlng board and fender for an automobile eonsistingogfa fiat po-rtion t'offorin the running boardand curved said fendersfor attaching the same to the body 7 of, the automobile, and fin'arginal flangeg-onthe other side, said attaching means and flanges being so arranged'v that when bent in one direetion by the die,- they form a left hand running board and fender and When-bent in- "the: opposite direction,

portions ateither end tl1ereof':-,to form a 7 front and rear fender, means on one SldBQOIf they form a right hand runni-ng 'board" and I fender as described. 7

13. A windshield "having; one edge 50 ieaved, and theother edgeeon-vexed and the edge parallel, an I-shaped slot out in the,

body thereo f, one ofthe flaps adjacent the 1 L-shaped slot being adapted to r be in'oved ,tof w an angular'position: to form ja Wind-shield, r and the other'flap adjacentv the 'I-shaped slot being adapted" to'be moved at an angle to, N

form a dashboard ledge,"

14. In oombination,;'side frame members,

slots therein for receiving bumper brackets, a bumper of one piece havlng laterally exby the side frame membersandhaving rims to conceal the endsxof the bumper brackets and to accommodatethenm In testi nonyiwhereofil affix my signature. l

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tending vbumper brackets, the ends thereof 7 projecting through-1 the side frame members on the exterior thereof,- and Wheels carried 

